Harlem High School goes on soft lockdown for 45 minutes

Published: Apr. 12, 2023 at 3:58 PM EDT
HARLEM, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Harlem High School was on soft lockdown for nearly an hour Wednesday because of “comments of a threatening nature made against the school,” the Columbia County Schools District said.
The comments were made “by an unknown individual who was on a phone call with a student,” the district said.
Out of an abundance of caution, the building was secured around 11:55 a.m. to let Columbia County School District police to .
All parties responsible will be held able according to the law and the code of conduct, the district said.
Instruction was not interrupted, and school operations continued as normal.
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